to be clear, i do not know the either person I referenced personally nor invested with them, so i am not commenting on anyones character.

Thank you all for your comments and for helping me understand this issue better; I appreciate it!

So clearly the amount of money isn’t your problem because my understanding from seeing many of your comments is that wholesaling can be done ethically or unethically.

The boss did comment that "I chose you because you're the rich guy".   

Welcoming your suggestions, thoughts comments; and thank you in advance! 

@Deal H.I agree with the comments above.

I think this is generally a good post but, a couple of subjects warrant comment (opinion...which yes, I know how valuable anyone's opinion may or may not be).* In my world (Bank) a "Foreclosure" is a property/loan that has a filed notice (Often referred to as first legal) that a foreclosure has commenced and is somewhere in the foreclosure process between first legal and sale (or post sale redemption).

This 5 year plan allows me to test multiple different strategies of REI, learning lots along the way, and help me figure out what my "niche" is.Just thinking out loud here haha but I appreciate your comments to inspire me to further think through my real estate journey!

After reading everyone else's comments, I may have a controversial take, but here goes. 

Quote from @Amir Rahmani: Either laminate or vinyl flooring would be a good choice. since it's cheaper I’m not a fan of carpet at all, especially for rental properties.Thank you for your comments, Amir!